Which to use
“beleuchtete” and “beleuchteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,957
- “beleuchtete” frequency rank
- #31,956
- “beleuchteten” frequency rank
- 61913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleuchtete | beleuchteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beleuchtet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beleuchtet |
Where the eye mixes beleuchtete and beleuchteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beleuchtete runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCCVCV) against beleuchteten's 12 (CVCVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beleuchtete and beleuchteten
A purely visual mix-up. beleuchtete ([bəˈlɔɪ̯çtətə]) and beleuchteten ([bəˈlɔɪ̯çtətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “beleuchtete” sits inside “beleuchteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleuchtete is recorded at frequency rank #29,957, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlɔɪ̯çtətə]. beleuchteten is at rank #31,956, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlɔɪ̯çtətn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61913, this pair ranks #732,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beleuchtete vs beleuchteten
Shared letters: bcehltu. Private to "beleuchtete": -. Private to "beleuchteten": n.
"beleuchtete" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCV · "beleuchteten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beleuchtete ← bbeleuchtete · beeluchtete · belecuhtete · beleucchtete · beleuchette · beleuchhtete · beleuchteet · beleuchtette
- beleuchteten ← bbeleuchteten · beeluchteten · belecuhteten · beleucchteten · beleuchetten · beleuchhteten · beleuchteetn · beleuchtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beleuchtete" for "beleuchteten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beleuchtete" or "beleuchteten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beleuchtete" and "beleuchteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beleuchtete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beleuchteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #732,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleuchtete" and "beleuchteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleuchten vs beleuchteten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #732,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.